First E.C. Conference on Solar Heating

Contributors to this Conference have shown the wide range of active and passive solar heating systems which have been researched, installed and monitored in recent years throughout western Europe and elsewhere. Yet much remains to be done if solar heating is to reach its full potential. The Conference Committee hopes that this record of the proceedings will provide a basis for the further development of these systems. Many difficulties have been surmounted in arriving at today's position. The foundations of the growing confidence of architects and engineers are to be found in the concerted programmes of research and development mounted by ty,'o of the sponsors of the Conference the European Community and the International Energy Agency. Some of the more tangible products of these programmes have been reported here: component and system behaviour has been subjected to rigorous scientific study; new test facilities have been founded; test procedures devised; simulation methods developed and evaluated; design rules formulated and checked against measured performance. It has been apparent here that the willingness to exchange information and experiences, which has always been a feature of the solar energy scene, remains as strong as ever. A further information-sharing initiative was noted on the part of another sponsor, UNESCO - the setting-up of the European Cooperative Network on Solar Energy, involving countries from both eastern and western Europe.

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Proceedings of the International Conference held at Amsterdam, April 30-May 4, 1984

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Opening Session.- Panel Discussion.- Session I Performance of Solar Heating Systems.- Session II Correlation Methods and Design Tools.- Session III Research and Development of Passive Solar Components.- Session IV Important Active and Passive Solar Topics.- Session V Solar Collectors and Second Generation Dhw and Sh-Systems.- Investigation of indoor- and outdoor performance measurements on solar domestic hot water systems.- Design of static concentrators with the receiver immersed in a dielectric tube.- Computer-aided development of solar domestic hot water systems.- Solar domestic hot water systems in Denmark Design, performance and costs.- Low-cost, low-weight and medium-efficiency solar collectors construction and examples.- Investigation of solar-assisted heat-pump systems using the heat recovery glazing concept.- A detailed theoretical model for a flat plate natural convection loop-type solar air collector.- Optimal control theory applied to dwelling heating system.- Performance and reliability of inexpensive single family SDHW package systems.- Performance predictions for all glass tubular evacuated absorbers.- Analysis of the climatic data necessary Problems to be solved and application to flat-plate collectors.- Experience with collector draining and rigid mineral insulation in continental climate (Capellen Luxembourg).- The limits of the transient method applied to the solar collectors performance measurement.- Etude expérimentale de capteurs solaires à air en région parisienne.- A second generation thermosiphon solar water heater.- Design of domestic hot water- and solar heating systems with Philips' evacuated collectors.- A simplified solar domestic hot water and heating system with evacuated tubular heat pipe collectors.-Chauffe-eau solaire domestique à stockage intégré.- Spectrally selective transition-metal oxinitride coatings on rough substrates for application in high performance solar collectors.- Hydrophile solar collector system.- Balancing of solar heating options.- On the importance of wind velocity and ambient temperature to the performance of flat-plate collectors.- Performance of pipe type solar water heater.- Research project Guidelines for optimal planning and construction of solar energy systems.- Shared solar space and water heating.- Session VI Solar Energy Applications In Agriculture and Industry.- Session VII Solar Heat Storage, Short Term and Interseasonal Storage Concepts.- Index of Authors.